Record crowds flock to Sen Seny field softball tourney final
Northern Virginia league district softball tourney draws large crowds at Senseny field with multiple games from Friday and today. Semi finals feature Rosenberger vs Donahoes and Bell Clothes vs Warren Quality Shop. Tonight's final anticipated between Winchester teams as crowd fills bleachers and grounds crews prep for large attendance and trophy presentation by Howard Holland.
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Senseny Field
Front Royal
Winchester
Senseng
Senseng Field
Diamond 2
Clifton G. Stoneburger
Arlington
Howard Holland
Frederick County Ancestry and Taxes Debate
Local history notes Joseph Holmes and descendants from Ireland who settled in Frederick and shaped Virginia and regional history through 1800s. A separate political column argues no tax increase is needed, contrasting Edward Edwards’ plan to raise county taxes with Senator Battle’s proposal to useState surplus and economy to aid localities.
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Joseph Holmes
Ireland
Frederick
Rebecca
David Hunter
York County
Hugh
Assembly
Virginia
David
Mississippi
H. US Army
Elizabeth
Edward McGuire
Daniel Conrad
Robert Y. Conrad
Nancy
Elisha Boyd
A. H. H. Boyd
Mary M. Boyd
Charles J. Faulkner
Gertrude
Wm. Moss
Fairfax
Ann Eliza
Hugh H. McGuire
Hunter Holmes McGuire
CSA
Moss
Evelina
Richard Parker
Winchester
Frederick County
Edwards
Battle
Miller Denies AFL CIO PAC Ties In Virginia Governor Race
Francis Pickens Miller denounces an affidavit linking him to outside labor influence as a tissue of lies. He concedes attending a February CIO PAC meeting in Richmond with rival John S. Battle, denying disparaging remarks about the public utilities labor law. The affidavit, cited by Battle, claims Miller asked for quiet CIO support to aid his bid.
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Francis Pickens Miller
John S. Battle
CIO
Miller
Virginia
Cio-Pac
Nesbitt
Battle
PAC
Richmond
John Edelman
Washington
CIO Labor Organization
Edelman
West Berlin Pleads for aid to avert economic crash
West Berlin appealed for European recovery program funds and western German road support to stave off catastrophe. Lord Mayor Ernst Reuther and deputies said unemployment affected 200000 and budget cuts left a deficit of at least 278 million west marks ($83.4 million) jeopardizing postwar gains.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Ernst Reuther
Woman Clings to Rock 18 Hours to Survive Off San Clemente
Mae Homer, 53, survived 18 hours clinging to a rock pinnacle off San Clemente Island after her 28 foot fishing boat foundered in heavy swells. Her husband Theodore Homer, 56, is missing. she credits him with helping her reach the rock before the ocean tore them apart.
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Los Angeles
Coast Guard
San Clemente Island
Theodore Homer
Here
Mae Homer
R. G. Schwind
Lt. Schwind
U S Senators Say Colorado Uranium Rich For Energy
Senators Millikin and Johnson of Colorado assert the state’s uranium deposits on the Colorado plateau can meet a substantial share of U S atomic energy needs. They note exploration is ongoing in the four corners region as the U S seeks long range material partnerships with Britain and Canada.
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Washington
Colorado
Millikin
R-Colo
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Colorado’ Plateau
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Colorado Plateau
Belgian Congo
Congo
Atomic Energy Commission
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
U. S
Mob Besieges American Consulate in Shanghai Again
About 150 former U S Navy employees led a mob to the American Consulate demanding back pay and six months severance. Chinese, Indians and White Russians comprised the crowd. several staff were confined inside the building as negotiations stalled.
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Shanghai
United States
U. S. Navy
Walter McConaughy
Cmdr
Morgan Clayton
Reuben Thomas
State Department
Washington
Navy
Reds
Thomas
Communist Foreign Affairs Bureau
Foreign Affairs Bureau
Heat Wave Eases as Cooler Central Air Arrives
A cold front brings relief from days of extreme heat across the Midwest and Eastern states. Temperatures drop from the mid 90s to the upper 70s in many areas, with scattered thunder showers expected in Virginia and cooler nights ahead. Record soft drink sales and near capacity Willow Lawn pool attendance reflect the heat's impact locally.
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Coca Cola Bottling Company
Willow Lawn
Associated Press
Midwest
Central States
Federal Weather Bureau
Chicago
Central Plains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Mercury
Chaplin Jr Warned Dont Become Chronic Alcoholic
Charlie Chaplin Jr., 24, received two years probation after pleading guilty to drunkenness. He paid a $150 fine and had a 90 day jail sentence suspended by Justice of the Peace Harry Draeger after a warning to avoid becoming a chronic alcoholic.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Charlie Chaplin Jr
Justice of the Peace
Harry Draeger
Young Chaplin
Hale Haven
South End Fire Company Holds August Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Company is set for Monday at 8:00 p.m. in the Company Hall. All members are urged to attend, announced President H. M. Layman.
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South End Fire Company
H. M
Military Chiefs In Europe to Survey Forces
FRANKFURT Germany July 30 The United States joint chiefs of staff arrive on President Truman s plane for 10 days of talks with Western European military leaders and to survey American forces in Europe. Gen Omar Bradley Gen Hoyt Vandenberg and Adm Louis Denfeld will meet Atlantic Pact chiefs in Paris to discuss organization and staff for pact implementation. General Montgomery may urge alignment with his five nation grouping.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Europe
U. S
Rhein-Main
John J. McCloy
Adm
Louis Denfeld
Omar Bradley
U. S. Army
Hoyt Vandenberg
Congress
Vandenberg
Montgomery
Bradley
Joint Chiefs
Paris
Lord Montgomery
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
London
Mongomery
Mild Polio Case Found in Clarke County
The first Clarke county polio case is confirmed by Medical College of Virginia hospital in Richmond. Seven year old Lowell Crim, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Crim, was admitted last night after a fall and diagnosed as very mild with no paralysis. He may return home in a week to ten days. Health officer Dr A P Osborne says no need for alarm or restrictions. The Crims live four miles from Berryville on the Luther Broaddus farm and have another younger son.
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Clarke County
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
A. P. Osborne
Lowell Crim
Samuel Crim
Osborne
Crim
Berryville
County Board of Health
Crims
Luther Broaddus
Maragon Questioned By Senate Probers
Senate investigators questioned John Maragon for the third straight day in a closed session tied to the five percenter inquiry. Officials cited a secret diary as prompting the interview and noted Maragon’s prior White House connections.
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Washington
Senate
John Maragon
White House
Maragon
Collision in Mid-air Kills 16 Airliner Crashes and Burns
A mid air collision between a airliner and a tiny navy craft left 16 dead as the airliner crashed and burned after the collision. Investigators reviewed flight paths and cause while authorities secured the wreckage and began inquiries.
Mother Refuses To Tell Hiding Place Of Gir
Tulsa, July 30. A 29-year-old mother Nellie Beshears is jailed after refusing to reveal the whereabouts of her seven-year-old daughter Ona, stolen from its adoptive parents Mr. and Mrs. Luther Whitley who adopted July 5. Beshears, divorced, cannot post $1000 bond and says she will not surrender the child despite statements that she could reclaim the child later. Ona reportedly works nights as a cotton mill spinner.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nellie Beshears
Ona
Bank Robbery in Northfolk West Virginia Ends Quickly
Two armed bandits robbed the First Clark National Bank in Northfolk, West Virginia. They escaped in a sedan toward Burke Hollow as a customer arrived, and cashier E. B. Evans fired a shot with no reported hits. A 17 year old clerk Miss Betty Williams witnessed the scene and described the holdup.
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Northfolk
W. Va
Clark National Bank
McDowell County
Cecil Wilson
Wilson
E. B. Evans
Burke Hollow
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Virginia
Betty Williams
E. W. Cook
Evans
Miss Williams
Big Ship Hits Ground Near Ft. Dix New Jersey
A Eastern Air Lines DC-3 crashed near Fort Dix New Jersey after colliding with a military plane. Sixteen people were reported killed including 12 passengers and three crew members plus the pilot of the military craft. The DC-3 disintegrated in the air and burst into flames upon impact.
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N. J
Eastern Air Line
EAL
Old, Conn
New York
la Guardia
Balecat
Navy
Eee
Anacostia
Heat Waves Fail to Dampen Middletown Fire Co Festival
Attendance at the Middletown Fire Company fundraiser rose to 700 last night and could top 1000 tonight. An auction will offer a 1936 International owned by the firemen along with cakes and other goods. $450 had been raised toward paying for a new fire truck bought last summer for about $8000.
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Middletown Fire Company
H. E. Shull
Shull
Battle of Miller To Win Nomination Says GOP Candidate
Washington July 30 Walter Johnson Republican candidate for governor of Virginia says the Democratic nomination will likely be won by John S. Battle of Charlottesville or Francis P. Miller of Albemarle. Horace Edwards of Richmond and Remmie L. Arnold of Petersburg also seek the nomination. Johnson noted the race had narrowed at a news conference. Deck includes August vacation closure from Aug 8 to Aug 15 for Ingles & aes.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
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